Counter for shoes



Nov; 20, i928.4 `1,692,165

H. R.V GARSIDE COUNTER FOR SHOES Filed March 11. 1927 ll| lll llllll llllllll Patented Nov. 20, 1928.

narran STATES 1,692,165 PATENT .OFFICE HERBERT E, Gaasrnnor 'EoNGrsLAND CITY, NEW YORK.

COUNTER Eon sHOEs.

application ined March i1, i927. seriai'iv'o, 174,462.

work in the process of putting the counterV on the shoe. v

Another objectof my invention is that the moulding of the counter to iit a particular shape and size last is accomplished withoutV the eXtra work of taking' care of the fullness that is ever present in the old style at the cone of the last, as well as causing' the scarf edges of the counter to wrap around the bottom with the last.l

My invention further consists in certain new and'novel method of so shaping the counter as to cause it when applied to the last to lay close to the various curves of the same.

Prior to my invention, when the usual counter was applied to the last, by reason of the way it was shaped, it was impossible to get a uniform thickness of the same along the lines where the stitching goes. Again it required an extra degree of work hy skilled workmen of the' craft to get that part of the shoe when iinished to `look right` This not only consumed time to accomplish, but was expensive also, which are objectionable features, and which my present invention, among other things, serves to prevent. My improved shaped counter when applied to the shoe, will cause the shoe to present and maintain a very neat, shapely appearance, as will be more clearly understood from the following disclosure of a selected embodiment of my invention. This and other objects and'features of the invention will be hereinafter described and pointed out, particularly in the appended claims. Y My invention as at present preferred will be more clearly understood by reference to the drawing which illustrates the means for putting my invention into practice, and wherein,

Fig. 1 is a detached view of my improved counter before it undergoes its moulding f process, showing` in dottedlines the skived portions about its outer edges.

Fig. 2 is a section on the lines 2 -2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 last showing my improved counter applied thereto, and

Fig'. 4 is a rear end view of Fig. 3, showing the manner in which my improved counter hugs the curves of the last, before the scarf portions of the saine are turned in.

1n thercon'struction of shoes of various styles, the counters are hidden by the inner lining, also by the' outer covering of which the shoe may be composed, and its general lines and curves are moulded and Worked upon by the Shoemaker so as to get it to conform to the last. While to all appearances the usual counter lits the shoe, yet it in no,y

wayV shows the amount of labor expended'to as such is covered by the coverings.

With my improved counterlO, skived allv around as at 11, with its usual notch 12, and with its practically fiat curve 13 and its greater curve 14, it will be seen from Fig. 3 how the counter 10 will fit about the heel of the last 15, and the lower skived edge or scarf 14 how it conforms to the curvature 16 of the last 15. The line of the last in the heel seat is straight and from there curves into the shank.

p By curving the bottom of the counter 10, as shown at 14, it lis possible to put the counter on in such a way as to'make the parts fit th-e last perfectly, by the lay, or mould, of the counter as to make it fit tightly the last as indicated in Fig. 4, and thereby obviate that fullness that is usual in the old style of counter. If in the lasting the counter does not fit close, then the counter and the shoe it is in are loose about the cone of the last, and do not fit the last perfeotly,as before noted, therefore, it will not fit the foot.

is a partial view of the heel'of a i, l

As shown in Fig. 4 the scarf of the counter l at the bottom is uniform throughout, and as shown in Fig. 3 the lines of the curve 14 fit the curved line of the last 15.V By curving t-he lower line of the counter, the same may be tted on the inner sole so that a uniform thickness of the counter lies opposite the sewing channel, with the result that the sewing seam 17 is uniform throughout. This cannot be so if the lower lineof the counter is straightor practically so, as is now the custorn to make them, as the stitching will go into the thicker part at some parts and the thinner part in other. When the seam is not of al uniform thickness, the outside line of the shoe is irregular and the heel cannotbe litted on properly Without extra time and labor.

To get the best resuits and appearance for shoes, the counter must be first of all cut the desired shape, and the iinal shaping of which is only accomplished after several manipulations, but When the lines of the counter are as shown and described, the application and its results are-appreciable by those in the trade, both from the time and labor saving as Well as from the art lines it presents.

In accordance withfthe provisions oil? the patent statutes, I have herein described andV shown the preferred 'form of myinv-ention Which I new consider to vrepresent the best embodiment thereo7 but I desire to have it understood that to get the best results that it is necessary to curve the scart of the counter so as to have it conform to the last which it is formed tor fit, thereby obviating any andv ail fullness at the cone of the last, which has been acontinual source of annoyance to the trade..

)risinof a sino'le iece of heav material form 2D C ing the body of the counter, all the edges of which Ere cut down or skived to be relatively thin, and decreasing in thickness toward the edge of the blank, and the top edge of the counter' being relatively straight While the bottom .edge is tormed WithA joined curved'r portions, one of Which is of greater degree of curvature than the other. Y f 1 2. A counterblanlr for shoes comprising a body portion rtermed With a notch in itsflovver edge closer to one end of the bccy than to the other, the upper edge vor the said body portion being practically straight, pcrtiono the lower edge tc one side ofsaid notch being slightly curved, and the portion of the lower edge on the other side of said notch being curved to ,a greater degree than the curve ot' the edge of the irst portion. l

In testimony whereof I affix mysignature.

'HERBERT R. IGARSIDE.' 

